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Table 2 Principal component (PC) axis loadings for all snakes

From: What makes a fang? Phylogenetic and ecological controls on tooth evolution in rear-fanged snakes

Trait

PC1

PC2

PC3

PC4

PC5

Number of maxillary teeth

− 0.488

− 0.713

0.479

0.143

0.0385

Length of maxillary bone

−0.999

0.009

−0.007

− 0.002

0.000

Position of largest tooth

−0.025

0.045

0.653

−0.673

−0.342

Groove width

0.0501

0.0218

0.168

−0.480

0.858

Fang size

−0.042

0.855

0.487

0.164

0.041